<?php function canvas_listposts($url_string='') {
	parse_str($url_string, $vars);
	global $post_count;
	$i = 0;
	$posts_to_skip = $post_count;
	$total = $vars['number'];
	while(have_posts()) : the_post(); 
		if($i < $total && $i >= $posts_to_skip) : ?>
			<?php if(in_category($vars['skip_category'])) { $post_count++; continue; } ?>
			<?php if($i == $posts_to_skip) : ?><h6><?php echo $vars['title']; ?></h6><?php endif; // only happens at the beginning of this section ?>
			<dl>
				<dt><h4><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
				<dd>Filed under <?php the_category(', ') ?>. Created on <?php the_time('F jS') ?>.
			</dl>
		<?php 
		$post_count++; 
		endif;
		$i++;
	endwhile; 
	rewind_posts();
} ?>